Sunlight Gardens

Analysis

Sunlight Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sunlight Gardens reported income of $368k and spending of $404k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $349k to $368k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sunlight Gardens sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Sankofa Inc ($368k), Candlelighters of the El Paso Area ($368k) and Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Baltimore ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $792k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $792k. It reported 26 employees.